outbid
verb
out·bid
ˌau̇t-ˈbid 
outbid; outbidden
ˌau̇t-ˈbi-dᵊn
; outbidding
; outbidding
: to make a higher bid than : to offer more than
… when employers clamor to outbid each other for the services of an engineering elite …—
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The Cincinnati Reds are rumored to be interested in the slugger, but the Phillies almost certainly won't be outbid by the Reds.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
One change Marks would like to see is any move that might limit individual homebuyers from being outbid by large corporations that add homes as part of their investment portfolios.
—NPR, 12 Nov. 2025
Sources tell Robb Report he has been outbid on Breguets in the past by the likes of Patek Philippe, which wanted a piece of its competitor’s history for its own museum.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
Penn outbid a number of other suitors for the ESPN business, and the tie-up has faced objections from investors since the very beginning.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
One change Marks would like to see is any move that might limit individual homebuyers from being outbid by large corporations that add homes as part of their investment portfolios.
—NPR, 12 Nov. 2025
Sources tell Robb Report he has been outbid on Breguets in the past by the likes of Patek Philippe, which wanted a piece of its competitor’s history for its own museum.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
Penn outbid a number of other suitors for the ESPN business, and the tie-up has faced objections from investors since the very beginning.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Outbid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outbid. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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